Ellis' season-high 33 points gets Bucks by Cavs

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Dec 15, 2012

Ellis scored a season-high 33 points and the Bucks recorded their season-high fourth straight win with a 90-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although Ellis had his big night the Bucks shot a chilly 39.8 percent. Ellis, who scored 20 points in the … (more)second half, was 12 of 24 from the field and was at his best late. The Bucks, who recorded their ninth straight victory over the Cavaliers, left three players in Milwaukee because of injuries. The Cavaliers tried like hell to lose to Milwaukee Friday night at the Q and finally succeeded, bumbling and blundering their way to a 90-86 loss to the surging Bucks, who moved to 12-9 with their fourth consecutive victory. Kyrie Irving tallied 26 and earned points for toughness by playing through a nasty first-quarter spill in which he hit the floor face-first, but the sophomore star shot just 9-of-23 and committed six turnovers.

Butter-Fingered Cavs Fall to Bucks

The Cavaliers tried like hell to lose to Milwaukee Friday night at the Q and finally succeeded, bumbling and blundering their way to a 90-86 loss to the surging Bucks, who moved to 12-9 with their fourth consecutive victory. Cleveland fell to 5-19 on th…